Search Garvin County Property Records
Garvin County property records are kept by the County Clerk at the courthouse in Pauls Valley. The office records deeds, mortgages, oil and gas leases, mineral deeds, tax liens, releases, and plat maps for all land in the county. Online access is available through OKCountyRecords.com, which has indexed data from April 1991 and scanned images going back to March 1980. The database covers more than 657,000 instruments and over 2.2 million scanned pages. The County Clerk and the online portal are your two main tools for finding Garvin County property records.
Garvin County Overview
Garvin County Clerk and Property Records Office
The Garvin County Clerk is Lori Fulks. Her office is the official custodian of all land records in the county. The clerk records instruments affecting real property and maintains them in a permanent public index. The office is on the second floor of the Garvin County Courthouse at 201 W. Grant in Pauls Valley. She can be reached by phone or by email at lorifulkspa@yahoo.com. Staff are available weekdays during normal business hours.
The clerk handles a wide range of recorded instruments. Warranty deeds, quitclaim deeds, mortgages, oil and gas leases, lien releases, and judgment liens all go through this office. Staff can search by name or legal description and make copies while you wait. Certified copies carry the county seal and are often needed for title work or legal proceedings. The office also maintains a book list and plat maps that are accessible to the public.
| County Clerk | Lori Fulks |
|---|---|
| Address | 201 W. Grant, 2nd Floor, Pauls Valley, OK 73075 (Mailing: P.O. Box 926, Pauls Valley, OK 73075) |
| Phone | (405) 238-2772 |
| lorifulkspa@yahoo.com | |
| Hours | Monday through Friday, 8:00 AM to 4:30 PM |
Search Garvin County Property Records Online
Garvin County land records are available online through OKCountyRecords.com. The platform has indexed data from April 1991 and scanned images going back to March 1980. That gives researchers over four decades of document images and more than three decades of indexed instruments to search. The database holds 657,567 instruments and 2,241,387 scanned images. New documents are added in real-time as they are recorded at the clerk's office.
You can search by party name using the "Last, First" or business name format. Other search options include party type (grantor or grantee), instrument type, recorded date range, and legal description fields: quarter, section, township, range, addition, block, and lot. Plat maps and a book list are also accessible through the same portal. The index is free to search, and fees apply only if you print or download documents. All revenue from those copies goes directly to support Garvin County.
Go to okcountyrecords.com/search/garvin to begin your search. No account is required to use the index.
The OKCountyRecords search portal for Garvin County displays the full search interface with over 2.2 million scanned images available, covering records from March 1980 to the present day.
Types of Garvin County Property Records
Warranty deeds are the most common instrument filed with the Garvin County Clerk. They transfer ownership of real estate and carry the seller's guarantee of clear title. Quitclaim deeds transfer whatever interest the grantor holds, with no warranty. Both are recorded when land changes hands. Mortgages and deeds of trust secure real estate loans by creating a lien on the property. Releases are filed when those loans are paid and the lien is cleared. These instruments form the core of the Garvin County land record index.
Oil and gas leases are a significant part of the Garvin County records. South-central Oklahoma has active mineral development, and Garvin County has a long history of oil production. These leases enter the public record at the time of filing. Mineral deeds transfer subsurface rights separately from the surface estate. Split ownership between surface and mineral rights is common in Oklahoma and means mineral title chains often need separate research. Tax liens for unpaid property taxes, along with federal and state liens, also appear in the county's land record index.
Plat maps are available through the same OKCountyRecords platform and show the legal layout of subdivisions and additions across the county. The book list is useful for tracking down older instruments that were filed before instrument numbering systems were adopted.
Note: For marriage, divorce, and probate records in Garvin County, contact the Court Clerk at the Garvin County Courthouse separately, as those records are not part of the land record index.
Recording Fees for Garvin County Property Records
Oklahoma sets recording fees by state law. Under Title 28 Section 32, effective November 1, 2024, the fee for the first page of any recorded instrument is $8.00. Each additional page of the same document costs $2.00. A records management and preservation fee of $10.00 is charged per instrument. Non-conforming documents that do not meet margin requirements are recorded at $25.00 for the first page and $10.00 for each additional page.
Senate Bill 57, also effective November 1, 2024, requires recorded documents to have a 2-inch top margin and 1-inch margins on all other sides. Documents outside those specs are still accepted but charged the non-conforming rate. Oklahoma also collects a documentary stamp tax of $0.75 per $500 of consideration under Title 68 Section 3201. On a $150,000 purchase in Pauls Valley, that works out to $225 in stamp taxes at recording. Photographic copies cost $1.00 per page. Certified copies carry an additional $1.00 per page on top of that base rate.
Garvin County Assessor and Property Valuation
The Garvin County Assessor is Tammy Murrah. Her office is at 201 W Grant Ave, 2nd Floor Annex, Pauls Valley, OK 73075 and can be reached at (405) 238-2409 or by fax at (405) 238-9189. The assessor's email is assessor@gcaook.com. The assessor's office website is at www.gcaook.com, where property valuation data and assessment information for Garvin County parcels is available online. Office hours are Monday through Friday, 8:00 AM to 4:30 PM.
The assessor values all real and personal property in Garvin County for tax purposes. Assessment rolls list current owners, parcel descriptions, and valuations for all land in the county. The assessor's office also handles homestead exemption applications for eligible primary-residence owners. Garvin County additionally offers a 100% Disabled Veterans Exemption program for qualifying veterans, which the assessor's office administers. For property tax payment history and current tax status, contact the Garvin County Treasurer. Tax liens for unpaid property taxes are filed with the County Clerk and show up in the land record index. Statewide tax data is also available through OKTaxRolls.com.
Electronic Recording in Garvin County
The research data available for Garvin County does not confirm active e-recording subscriptions with major providers at this time. Title companies, lenders, and law firms should contact the Garvin County Clerk at (405) 238-2772 to ask about current electronic filing options before attempting to submit documents remotely. Many Oklahoma counties accept e-recording through Simplifile, CSC eRecording, or ePN, and it is worth checking directly with the clerk's office to find out which, if any, apply in Garvin County.
Cities in Garvin County
Garvin County's county seat is Pauls Valley. Other communities in the county include Wynnewood, Elmore City, and Lindsay. All property records for land anywhere in Garvin County are on file with the County Clerk in Pauls Valley, no matter which community the parcel is closest to. None of the towns in Garvin County meet the population threshold for a dedicated property records page on this site.
Nearby Counties
These counties share a border with Garvin County. Each has its own County Clerk and separate property records index. If you are not sure which county holds a record, check the legal description or a parcel boundary map.